Here are five takeaways:
1. During this time frame, opioid use decreased from 5.4 percent to 4.9 percent.
2. The proportion of use disorders increased from 0.6 percent to 0.9 percent between 2004 and 2012.
3. Researchers found drug overdoses from prescription opioids increased 3.3 percent per 100,000 people.
4. The portion of opioid users with a use disorder also increased 4.2 percent between 2003 and 2013.
5. The CDC provided 16 states a total of $20 million to analyze safe prescribing practices and reduce the availability of prescription opioids.
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